My Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) Exam Experience
On October 23rd I passed the Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) exam from Scrum.org with a score of 98.8% (79 out of 80). The single point I lost was in the Artifacts focus area.
I got into Scrum because lately I've been focusing on software development, both as a Product Owner and as a developer. I'm not a developer by background, but today, thanks to AI and vibe coding, I managed to build an internal tool that my company now uses. I've been assigned two developers for its next phase, and I'm leading this project and another piece of software. I can't share anything about the apps themselves, but working this way made me want to learn Scrum properly.
I got here thanks to a PSM course delivered by Rachael Milne of Emagine Consulting, organized by Jason O Callaghan and sponsored by Qualcomm. The training made the Scrum framework clear and practical, and it helped me prepare for the exam.
Alongside the course, I used two free resources from the source:
- The Scrum Guide
- The Open Assessments from Scrum.org
PSM I Exam format
- 80 questions: multiple choice, multiple answer and true/false
- 60 minutes
- 85% required to pass
- $200 USD per attempt
- Lifetime certification, with no annual renewal fee
More information here.
Focus Areas
The result email breaks your score down by these areas, so they are a good checklist for your preparation:
Good Luck!
